Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
On December 28, Argentina signed a contract to procure two types of loitering munitions from Israeli firm UVision Smart Loitering Systems. The contract was signed by Minister of Defense Jorge… Continue reading "Argentina Signs Contract To Procure Israeli UVision HERO Loitering Munitions"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the US government to purchase Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones. As a result, Lithuania became the second country after the United… Continue reading "Lithuania Purchases an Unknown Number of Switchblade 600 Drones From the US"
The Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to procure hundreds of loitering munitions according to separate requirements announced in October – November 2022. These munitions will be procured… Continue reading "Indian Army, IAF To Procure Hundreds Of Loitering Munitions"
Indian firm DACA War Trucks showcased its new Dawon All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and revealed the development of two new combat vehicles during DefExpo 2022, held in October. The firm… Continue reading "DefExpo 2022: DACA War Trucks Showcases Dawon ATV, New Combat Vehicles"
A new kamikaze drone has been developed by the Turkish defense industry. The DELİ Kamikaze drone, developed in collaboration with TİTRA Technology, a Turkish company that works in the fields of… Continue reading "SAHA EXPO 2022: Turkey’s New DELİ Kamikaze Drone Unveiled"
STM, Turkey’s leading manufacturer of tactical mini-UAV systems, and ROKETSAN, Turkey’s rocket and missile production center, joined forces to develop the ALPAGUT loitering munition system in the kamikaze UAV class.… Continue reading "SAHA EXPO 2022: Alpagut Loitering Munition System Being Developed By ROKETSAN And STM"
Last week, a military exercise known as “Mighty Iran” was conducted by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Ground Forces (NEZSA) close to the Aras River in the nation’s north. The… Continue reading "The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Newest Meraj-521 Kamikaze Drone Is On Its Way To Russia"
Over the past few days, a number of developments closely tied to Iranian supply of drones to Ukraine have come about – often implicating Israel. When Iran began to send… Continue reading "Israel, Ukraine, Iranian Drones, and Various Occurrences"
The war in Ukraine has proven to be an incredibly successful advertisement for the Turkish TB2 Bayraktar drone. With tons of recorded footage of Bayraktars in action destroying Russian vehicles,… Continue reading "Bayraktars Arriving in Somalia, Nigeria and Albania – Japan May be Next"